Improved flooe-cleanee



ABRAHAM ARMSTRONG, OF NEWBURG, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. "15,235, dated March 10, 1868.

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TO ALL -WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, ABRAHAM ARM'srn0NG,.of Newburg, in the county ofCuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefirlImprovements in Floor-Cleaners; andvI do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and-complete description oi' the same, referencebeing Ahad to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in whicb- Figure is a. side view.v Figure 2 is a view ofthe under side. .Figure 3 isl a front view.. v

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the views. This cleanerconsists of the head A, fig. 1, constructed of metal or wood, and of anyconvenient size.

. ,Said head is chambered, and in which are inserted strips of rubber,B, or `other elastic material, more `or less in number, as may bedesired, and between which are i nse"ted plates 'or ribs, C, by whichsaid strips are separated and supportetberebypreventing the projectingrubber from bending,r too much while it is being pushed back-- ward andforward in the act of scrubbing. The plate also allows the Water to owfreelyl between the strips, and

thereby supplies the edges of the rubber with water more copiousl'y thanif' the strips were not thus separated. The strips and plates aresecured in the head by the adjusting-screws D, and as the rubber maybecome worn they `can be drawn down and again secured by the screws, asbefore. Practicaily this cleaner is used in the saine Way as a. hairscrub-brush, with either a long or short handle, as may be desired, butwith much 'netterI eectyas it will remove dirt-stains, 85e., quick, andwith less labor than can be done with the ordinary hair brushi What Iclaim as my improvement, Aand desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

In a Hoor-oleaner, as described, adjusting the rubber and interveningplates by vmeans of' the set-screws,

Ear thepurpose set forth.

A. ARMSTRONG.

Witnesses:

J. Hl BURRIDGE, J. HOLMES.

